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  1. dwco5051

    Spindle

    Maybe it is just the lighting or the color rendition of my computer screen but that axle appears to have been subject to high heat in the area of the inner bearing.
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    Need help identifying 69 fiberglass boat

    Unusual but not rare. Used to see that a couple of times a year back when I was working the lake. I do remember seeing a Ranger bassboat with a port side helm. The only Ranger I ever saw configured that way.
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    Help with Boat Info

    Depending on what state or province you are in be certain you have all the paperwork needed to show you are the owner of the boat. It could be a real shame to put hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars fixing it up and find you can not get it registered for use.
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    Need help identifying 69 fiberglass boat

    The year would be around that time since Kiekhaefer was absorbed into the Brunswick company around 1961 and was no longer it's own corporation.
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    blower CFM needed for proper ventilation

    Found this on a boat insurance site; A Rough Guide to Selecting Blower Sizes For engine spaces up to: 70 cu. ft - 100 c.f.m. blower 71 to 100 cu. ft. - 150 c.f.m. blower 101 to 300 cu. ft. - 250 c.f.m. blower
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    Help with decision and direction . . .

    Either option would probably work out with your background. If I was in the same situation I would investigate joining one of the several United States Power Squadron groups in your area and go with the smaller boat as a starter. This will give you a chance to not only update your skills but...
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    Help ID a barn find.

    Champion, probably early 1940's, Don't know the value, https://www.ebay.com/itm/144681533327?hash=item21afb0ff8f:g:DDsAAOSwZgxbie5y
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    Got ME a nice something, BECAUSE!!! :)

    If you want to impress your boating buddies get the Navy line launching kit for your 500. Just the thing when the wind is taking you away from the fuel dock. An average range of over 330 feet with the floating head. Distances of 700 feet are claimed for the non-floating long distance head.
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    Unknown knob please help

    Remote live well drain valve, It is now in the closed position, when the handle in over the empty square it is open. To test it while the boat is on the trailer put water in the live well. It should hold water, move it and you should see water run out onto the ground. When you don't plan on...
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    Where Do I Get Marine Quality Non-Slip Strips?

    I have cut my own for years from left-overs from nonslip ice shield used in roofing. Boat trailers, utility trailers, steps on equipment, etc. Never had any go bad or peel in over twenty years of use. Was also free!
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    Need help identifying 69 fiberglass boat

    Mercury used the Quicksilver name on many of their accessories including their steering systems. Brunswick who owned Mercury also had their own line of boats that used the Quicksilver name.
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    Part Identification

    Vent valve?? Haven't owned a newer boat with a built in tank but I think they have changed to a system that is supposed to be more environmentally friendly.
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    It's time, advice...

    Practice, Practice. Once you know what to expect you will become more relaxed and automatically adjust to it. By the end of the season you will be cutting sideways, pulling hard on the rope to gain speed and jumping the wake.
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    Racing Tunnel hull - need advice on long shaft vs short shaft motor

    If your boat is a sport class C running a well tuned light 2 stroke 40 hp you are talking 55 to 60 mph tops. Been away from them for a good number of years relying on my memory for those numbers.
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    Go Bowling at the Glen

    Someone sneak a decimal point into the total miles?
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    Humility

    Had a similar incident many years ago. Our group of six sent to the Med by commercial flight. On blue passports, no haircuts for a month, no duffel bags but used old regular luggage (no decals or stickers), no military ID on us, all packed into luggage. Mission had been ended while we were...
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    Force 85 1989 flywheel magnet pain

    I have had good luck with this in the past. I am sure there are other makes that work equally well. https://www.ebay.com/itm/171141669014
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    How to check the tachomoter for correct RPM reading?

    With a known accurate tach. In the olden days when accurate time was needed for navigation ships carried 3 clocks. If one showed a different reading than the other two it was assumed it was off. Installed a new tach last year on my little fishing boat, checked it against an old tach I had on...
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    It's time, advice...

    I think we all assumed you will be using a boat with adequate power to pop you right up. Underpowered boats can make things a little harder as you may have to initially be dragged through the water longer. Back in the 1970's my daughter and I were skiing 3 or 4 days a week behind my 17' with a...
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